Georgetown Law Library

The following list of services and policies links to fuller descriptions of what we can do for you and the rules we hope you'll observe in order to ensure fair and complete access to our collections. If you cannot locate the service or policy you seek, please try searching this site or contacting the Patron Services section for additional information.

• Archives - Access
  Policies on using the Law Center Archives
• Archives Access
  Information about using the Law Center archival materials.
• Book Conservation
  Reprints and repairs
• Borrowing Books from Other Georgetown Libraries
  How Law Center faculty can borrow books directly from Lauinger Library and other Georgetown Libraries
• Carrels
  Using the Library's study carrels
• Carrels - Williams Library
  Reserving a carrel in Williams Library for a research project
• Cataloging - "In Process" Items
  How to get an item that's listed in our catalog as "in process"
• Cell Phone Policy
  Where you may use your cell phone
• Circulation Policy
  Who may check out materials and for how long
• Class Handouts for Faculty
  How faculty members can request librarians' help with handouts for classes
• Classes at the Library
  The classes the Library offers
• Classrooms
  Reserving classrooms in the Library
• Collection Descriptions
  What is in the Library's many collections
• Collection Development Policy
  What the Library collects, to what extent, and in what formats
• Computer Acceptable Use Policy
  The University's policy, which applies to our computers, too
• Computer Learning Centers
  Our classroom for computer instruction
• Computer Learning Centers: Usage Policy
  The Library's policies on reserving and using the CLCs.
• Course Web Sites
  Information on the Law Center's courseware system of websites for classes
• Courseware Content for Faculty
  How faculty members can request librarians' help with content for their courseware pages
• Current Awareness for Faculty
  Ways the Library can help faculty members keep up to date with their field
• Database and Electronic Resource Troubleshooting Tips
  Tips for troubleshooting database connectivity problems and tools for reporting errors.
• Directions
  How to get here
• Document Delivery Services for Faculty
  How faculty members can request documents be sent to them
• Exams
  Viewing past exams from GULC courses
• Fines
  Fines for overdue or lost materials
• Food and Drink
  Rules on eating and drinking in the Library
• Genealogical Research
  Giving assistance in genealogical questions about alumni.
• Gifts from Faculty
  How to donate materials to the Library
• Group Study Rooms
  Reserving rooms for group study
• Hours
  What hours is the Library open?
• Interlibrary Loan for Faculty
  Getting materials from other libraries for faculty members
• Interlibrary Loan Policies
  Who is eligible and what the groundrules are
• Interlibrary Loan: FAQs
  Frequently asked questions about our ILL service
• Interlibrary Loan: For the Public
  Information for public patrons, and other members of the general public, about using the Library's ILL service.
• Interlibrary Loan: General Information
  Getting materials from other libraries
• Interlibrary Loan: Instructions for RAs
  Help for faculty research assistants in using ILL
• International Research Training
  The International & Foreign Law Librarians regularly participate in law center courses by offering a multitude of training activities.
• Journal Liaisons
  Which librarian is the liaison for which journal
• Lauinger Copy Cards
  How Law Center students can make copies at the Main Campus library
• Law Center Research Courses
  The GULC courses that librarians teach
• Learning About Online Research
  The Library's resources to help you become proficient at research using electronic sources
• Learning About Research
  Everything we can offer you to help you learn about legal research
• Legal History Research Classes
  Offering seminars on English, American, and Comparative legal history research, and First Amendment research.
• Lexis and Westlaw
  How to get access to the two big legal databases
• Lexis and Westlaw for Faculty
  Information specific to faculty use of these databases
• Library Browser Toolbar
  A toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides quick access to Library resources.
• Library Rules
  Miscellaneous do's and don't's
• Link Corrections
  How to report broken links on the website.
• Live Help
  Our new service to let you chat with a librarian about your research questions
• Locating Materials
  How to find items in the Library
• Lost and Found
  Where to bring or look for lost and found items
• Messages
  Get messages to students in the Library
• Microform, CD-ROM, Audio and Videotapes
  Finding and using materials in physical, non-print formats
• Missing Item Searches
  Ask our staff to look for an item that's missing from the Library
• Network Accessible Carrels
  Where to plug in your laptop in the Library
• Office Supplies
  Where to find typewriters, staplers, hole-punchers, etc.
• Online Tutorials
  Web-based tutorials about different aspects of legal research
• Phone Numbers
  Useful phone numbers of Library staff
• Photocopying
  How to copy things in the Library
• Printing and Downloading
  How to print or download from computers in the Library
• Public Phones
  Where to find pay phones in our building
• Public Workstations
  Where to use a computer in the building
• Quick Reference for Faculty
  Where faculty members can turn for answers to quick questions
• Rare Books Access - Special Collections Reading Room
  Providing access to the historical and rare materials in the Rare Books Reading Room.
• Rare Books and Archives - Photocopying
  Providing photocopying services for rare books and archives.
• Rare Books and Archives - Research Consultation
  The librarians in the Special Collections Department are available to meet with you to discuss research in legal history, rare books, or the Law Center archives.
• Reference by Appointment
  Making an appointment to meet with a Librarian for in-depth research help
• Reference by Email
  Get answers to all types of research questions by email
• Reference by Phone
  Get answers to all types of research questions by phone
• Reference Desks
  Get answers to all types of research questions in person
• Renewals and Recalls
  Renewing materials to extend their due date, and how to request an item be returned before it's due
• Request a Library Purchase (Faculty)
  How to suggest that the Library acquire a book
• Research Assistant Service for Faculty
  How faculty members can get research projects done by the Library
• Research Assistants: Authorization to Borrow Books for Faculty Members
  Instructions for RAs on how to get permission to check out books on behalf of your professor
• Research Assistants: Copying and Printing in the Library
  Instructions for RAs on getting set up to charge copying and printing to your professor's account
• Research Classes
  Introduction to the various ways to learn about legal research in a class
• Research Guides
  Our web guides to many kinds of legal research
• Research Lectures for Seminars
  How faculty members can request a librarian give a presentation in their classes
• Reserve Materials
  Items for Law Center courses held at the Circulation Desk
• Reserve Materials: Information for Faculty
  A description of our reserves collection
• Reserves
  Materials for Law Center courses, kept at the Circulation Desk
• Routing to Faculty
  How faculty members can receive routed law journals and other materials
• Scholars' Studies
  Using the Scholars' Studies in the Library
• Seminar Paper Research Assistance
  Scheduling a consultation with a Librarian for help with research on a paper
• Student Computer Lab
  The main place to use a computer on campus
• Study Areas
  Where to find a quiet place to study
• Training for Faculty Research Assistants
  Offered by the Library for students who are working as faculty RAs
• Using Other Libraries
  How we can help if you need to use another library
• Who May Use the Library
  General access policy
• Wolff Shelf Policy
  The policy on reserved shelves at Wolff Library